Collingwood News
Collingwood’s list for 2015 is now finalised following the completion of the Rookie Draft.
The Magpies will enter the new season with 39 players on their senior list with one nominated rookie, Jack Frost.
Frost is one of six players on the club’s rookie list.
American Mason Cox, an international rookie, sits outside the rookie list as a Category B rookie (Category B rookies are explained below).
Collingwood’s 2015 Playing List *Denotes rookie listed players
Tall defenders: Nathan Brown, Jack Frost, Lachlan Keeffe, Jonathon Marsh
Small/medium defenders: Tony Armstrong*, Tom Langdon, Michael Manteit*, Brayden Maynard, Adam Oxley, Jackson Ramsay, Matthew Scharenberg, Paul Seedsman, Ben Sinclair, Alan Toovey, Marley Williams
Midfielders: Taylor Adams, Jarryd Blair, Jordan De Goey, Matthew Goodyear, Nathan Freeman, Ben Kennedy, Brent Macaffer, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Josh Thomas, Clinton Young
Tall forwards: Travis Cloke, Corey Gault*, Jesse White
Small/medium forwards: Brenden Abbott*, Tim Broomhead, Sam Dwyer, Jamie Elliott, Alex Fasolo, Patrick Karnezis
Ruckmen: Brodie Grundy, Jarrod Witts
Utilities: Tyson Goldsack, Darcy Moore, Ben Reid
List Profile
Most experienced player: Dane Swan (236 games)
Players to have played 200 games or more: Dane Swan, Travis Cloke
Oldest player: Dane Swan (30 years and 283 days)
Youngest player: Brayden Maynard (18 years and 76 days)
Tallest player: Mason Cox (211cm)
Smallest player: Jarryd Blair/Ben Kennedy (174cm)
Players without senior experience: Brenden Abbott*, Jordan De Goey, Nathan Freeman, Matthew Goodyear, Michael Manteit*, Jonathon Marsh, Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Matthew Scharenberg
2010 premiership players: Jarryd Blair, Nathan Brown, Travis Cloke, Tyson Goldsack, Brent Macaffer, Scott Pendlebury, Ben Reid, Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey
List Changes
IN:
Brenden Abbott (Claremont)
Mason Cox (international rookie)
Jack Crisp (Brisbane)
Jordan De Goey (Oakleigh U18)
Matthew Goodyear (Calder U18)
Levi Greenwood (North Melbourne)
Michael Manteit (Sandringham U18)
Brayden Maynard (Sandringham U18)
Darcy Moore (Oakleigh U18)
Travis Varcoe (Geelong) |
OUT:
Luke Ball (retired)
Dayne Beams (traded)
Marty Clarke (retired)
Ben Hudson (retired)
Heritier Lumumba (traded)
Quinten Lynch (retired)
Kyle Martin (retired)
Nick Maxwell (retired)
Caolan Mooney (delisted)
Peter Yagmoor (delisted) |
Category B Rookies explained
In addition to these six rookie-listed players, each club can include up to three additional players (now referred to as Category B rookies) on its Rookie List provided the player either:
- has not registered in an Australian Football competition for three years immediately before inclusion on the Rookie List;
- is an international player, meaning he is not an Australian citizen and has not lived in Australia for a substantial period;
- is a former NSW Scholarship player with that club;
- is a former International Scholarship player with that club;
- is a rookie Zone Selection for clubs based in NSW or Queensland.